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That's completely missing the point I am making. I am not advocating for 'irrational hate' of a technology. I am saying that people are not receptive to the current implementations of it, and that trying to combat this through pushing against this sentiment is ultimately a waste of time.
Assess the situation on what is, not on the premise of a utopian ideal.
Some people aren't receptive to current implementations, but that doesn't mean we can't discuss this technology here. A Marxist forum should be a place where we can talk about new technology in a rational way, and educate people who have reactionary views on it.
So basically anyone who disagrees with your viewpoint is reactionary. Got it.
How do you square that view with your comment here? https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8081058/6478824
Nope, just people who make reactionary statements that aren't rooted in material analysis.
So why does it always seem to be that anyone who is making "reactionary statements that aren't rooted in material analysis" is basically just someone who doesn't agree with your conclusions? Are you the only one who is right?
It's not, that's just a straw man you're building here.
Every accusation is a confession
Show me an actual constructive argument by the AI bad crowd in this thread that doesn't fit that description.
So now you're passive aggressively saying that none of my arguments are constructive? That I'm just trolling?
I've addressed the actual points you made in detail and with examples.
Yes, you have, and I thank you for those posts.
What I do not appreciate, is the posts where you aren't doing that.
That is my point. You have your good posts, that I enjoy reading, and then there are posts that you make that I do not enjoy reading, because you are attacking someone passive aggressively and not really putting forth an argument. Calling someone reactionary, or a troll, just because they don't agree with you is an example of this.
Nobody is perfect, but I try to engage constructively when I think people are making a genuine effort to have a meaningful discussion. What I consider to be a reactionary position is when people argue that this technology has no value in face of all evidence to the contrary. And it's very clear that this position stems from people having personal distaste for it.
"My own comments are a straw man"
Incredible.
When you definitely understand what straw manning is.